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A number of Indigenous folks participate in first-of-its-kind Sask. RCMP recruitment initiative

This isn’t the primary time the Saskatchewan RCMP has emphasised hiring Indigenous folks, although it’s the first in a very long time. Between 2000 and 2002, three all-Indigenous troops had been educated with many selecting to work for the RCMP. There was reportedly a variety of confusion, particularly from Commanding Officer Rhonda Blackmore, as to why this was stopped.

Gobeil added including extra Indigenous officers will solely have optimistic impacts.

“It is a step in direction of reconciliation and if Indigenous communities go to self-administered policing this might be a stepping-stone for one in all these candidates.”

He additionally famous having officers who can communicate Cree and different languages ​​are very helpful as a result of excessive Indigenous inhabitants throughout Saskatchewan.

The 36 individuals who took half within the three-day recruitment initiative obtained the prospect to listen to from Indigenous leaders who supplied phrases of assist.

They included 2nd Vice Chief Edward “Dutch” Lerat and Jason Stonechild from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Russ Mirasty, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and a former member of the RCMP.

In the meantime, the RCMP is planning on holding one other session someday later this spring after the success of the primary one.

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